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Severe enterovirus 71 (EV71) infections in children can result in acute heart failure. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a good biomarker of myocardial stress. The purpose of this study… (More)

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An aberrant subclavian artery (aSCA) is the most common congenital anomaly of the aortic arch. Most cases are asymptomatic and found incidentally.This study was conducted to estimate the… (More)

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To investigate whether isolated congenital ductus arteriosus aneurysm (DAA) is caused by loss of function of mutations in the elastin gene (ELN), we screened the elastin gene, which has… (More)

Five new prenylflavonoids, artocommunols CA (1), CB (2), CC (3), CD (4), and CE (5), were isolated from the cortex of the roots of Artocarpus communis, along with the known compound cyclomorusin. The… (More)